Griddle



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- O. C. BANGROPT.

GRI DDLE.

Patented DeelZl, 1897'.

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U ITED STATES PATENT Enron.

CHARLOTTE O. BANCROFT, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

GRIDDLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 595,689, dated December 21, 1897.

Applicationfiled December 23, 18 6. Serial Noe1s,v52. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE C. BAN- CROFT, a citizen of the United States, residing atll/Ianistee, in the county of Manistee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Griddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in kitchen utensils, and has more particular relation t0 griddles.

- The invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, all of which'will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the griddle embodying my invention, the pans being in their lowered position. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of my said improvement with the pans in an elevated position. Fig. 3 represents a central vertical transverse section through my said improvement, and Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the pans. Y

Ain the drawings represents a supportingbase, B the vertical standards mounted thereon, and O C the pans. Said base A comprises a flat plate a, having a vertical'wall a extend ing about the rear half of the same. This wall a is provided at its upper edge with a flange a said flange also extending entirely about the base A, but at some distance above the same. The standards B B are mounted upon opposite sides of said base A and are slotted, as at b, to permit the angular trunnions o of the pans O to slide vertically therein. Each of said standards B is provided at its top with a curved arm 1), upon which the said trunnion o of the said pan 0 may be supported, when so desired, to hold the pans at a sufficient distance above the base-plate A to simply keep the contents warm. A projection b is mounted in each of the slots b and is adapted to support said trunnion c to hold the pan away from the base A. Each of these projections b is provided with a recess b adapted to receive a bow-spring I), having one end attached to the bottom of a groove 12 formed in one portion of the standard B, and its other end lying loosely in said groove, the bottom portion of said spring extending outwardly across the slot 19, so as to hold the trunnions c firmly in position upon the projections 19 against any accidental displacement. Each of said standards B is also provided with an angularly-notched bracket b adapted to receive and support the crankhandles 0, pivotally mounted upon the re spective trunnions o of the pan 0 when said pans are in their lowermost position. Each of said pans 0 comprises a base-plate and a surrounding flange .0 saidfianges 0 being higher at the ends than upon the sides, and one of said pans being larger than the other, so that when they are applied together one will slip snugly into the other and thus effectually prevent the escape of smoke or heat from the interior of the pans.

By means of the peculiar construction of the pans any article may be fried in the same without filling the room with the usual disagreeable quantity of smoke, as said pans effeotually confine all smoke Within them; also, in frying griddle-cakes and the like the said pans may be inverted or tipped from one side to the other, so as to fry both sides of the cakes Without removing the same from the pan, and the cakes when once fried may be kept warm for an indefinite period by simply raising the pans by their handles 0 and securing their trunnions either upon the projections b or the curved arm I), or the upper of said pans may be raised and the lower used in the ordinary manner for frying or otherwise cooking food.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a griddle, the combination with a suitable base-plate, of spaced standards mounted upon the same and each having a vertical slot formed therein, rigid supporting projections mounted on said standards so as to project into the slots of the same, and pans provided with trunnions adapted to slide in said slots and be supported upon said projections, substantially as described.

' 2. In a griddle, the combination with a suitable base-plate, of slotted standards mounted on the same, projections mounted in said able base-plate, of slotted standards mounted on the same, projections mounted upon said standards, springs engaging said projections, two pans adapted to be applied together and each provided with trunnions adapted to slide in said standards, and lifting-handles pivotally mounted on said trunnions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- 25 ing witnesses.

CHARLOTTE C. BANOROFT. Witnesses:

SAMUEL MILLER, GEo. L. HILLIKER. 

